General Instructions: Choose 1 bacteria/diseases and fill out the details. An example of an answered template is also provided for your reference. Causative Agent and Disease Profile for S. aureus Template and Example ITEM MSM PROFILE MICROBIAL PROFILE I MICROORGANISM/CAUSATIVE AGENT Staphylococcus aureus A GRAM REACTION (+) B OXYGEN REQUIREMENT Facultative Aerobes C SIZE 1.5 µm D SHAPE Cocci in clusters E HABITAT Normal flora of skin/anterior nares/pharynx F DISCOVERY G MICROSCOPIC IMAGE II DISEASE PROFILE Scalded skin syndrome A DISEASE/S Skin and Wound Infections Scalded Skin Syndrome Toxic Shock Syndrome Food Poisoning Pneumonia B SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE A high fever · Nausea and vomiting · A rash on your palms and soles that resembles a sunburn C INCUBATION PERIOD 2 and 4 hours (range 30 minutes to 8 hours) D MODE OF TRANSMISSION Contaminated object, droplets sneezing or coughing, E DIAGNOSIS Biochemical Test Staphylocoagulase (Coagulase) + Staphylokinase (Fibrinolysin) + Protease, Hyaluronidase, Lipase + Gram +, Catalase +, Oxidase -, Cocci Cultural morphology Sheeps Blood Agar appearance: β-hemolytic-Medium to large,Pigmented yellow ɣ-hemolytic -Small to medium,Gray-white Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) appearance Growth with fermentation (yellow halos) testing colonies for agglutination with latex particles coated with immunoglobulin G and fibrinogen which bind protein A and the clumping factor, F TREATMENT Antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat staph infections include certain cephalosporins such as cefazolin; nafcillin or oxacillin; vancomycin; daptomycin (Cubicin); telavancin (Vibativ); or linezolid (Zyvox). G PREVENTION Keep your hands clean by washing them thoroughly with soap and water. Or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with bandages until they heal. Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages H NO OF DAYS BEING SYMPTOMATIC 4-10 days I IMAGE OF INFECTED PATIENT PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES AT THE END OF THE PAPER Medically Significant Bacteria: Causative Agent and Disease Profile ITEM IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIA PROFILE BACTERIAL PROFILE I MICROORGANISM/CAUSATIVE AGENT A GRAM REACTION B OXYGEN REQUIREMENT C SIZE D SHAPE E HABITAT F DISCOVERY G MICROSCOPIC IMAGE II DISEASE PROFILE A DISEASE/S B SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE C INCUBATION PERIOD D MODE OF TRANSMISSION E DIAGNOSIS F TREATMENT G PREVENTION H NO OF DAYS BEING SYMPTOMATIC I IMAGE OF INFECTED PATIENT HERE IS THE LIST OF BACTERIA YOU CAN CHOOSE, CHOOSE 1 TO WORK ON TO: Aerobic Gram (+) Cocci epidermidis saprophyticus Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus pneumoniae Enterococcus (E. faecalis, E. facium) Gram Positive Bacilli Corynebacterium diptheriae (“Kleb-Loefflers” Bacillus) Corynebacterium jeikeium Listeria monocytogenes Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Arcanobacterium haemolyticum 13. Gardnerella vaginalis Nocardia Bacillus anthracis Bacillus cereus Clostridium perfringens Clostridium botulinum Gram Negative Diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae Neisseria meningitidis Moraxella catarrhalis Gram Negative Bacilli or coccobacilli (Fastidious, MacConkey Negative) influenzae (Pfeiffer’s bacillus) aegyptius (Koch-Weeks bacillus) / H. influenzae bio. aegyptius ducreyi -Chancroid (soft chancre) Brucella spp.- Brucellosis or Undulant fever Francisella tularensis-Tularemia (ulcero-, oro-, glandular ; pneumonic) Legionella pneumophila-Legionnaire’s disease (febrile disease with pneumonia) Bordetella pertussis -Pertussis Brucella melitensis Haemophilus ducreyi Gram Negative Bacilli (Oxidative, Mac Conkey positive) Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acinetobacter fluorescens pseudomallei cepacian Gram – Bacilli (Fermentative, Mackonkey Positive. Oxidase negative) Enterobacteriaceae, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas shigelloides Klebsiella & Shigella Escherichia coli Uropathogenic coli Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) Enterophatogenic E. coli (EPEC) Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) Enteroadherent E. coli (EAEC) Klebsiella (Friedlander) pneumoniae subs. pneumoniae subs. oxytoca Enterobacter aerogenes cloacae Serratia marcescens Citrobacter Procteus Proteus vulgaris Proteus mirabilis Providencia Prov. stuartii Prov. retgerri Morganella morganii Salmonella Salmonella Typhi Paratyphi Chloraesuis Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Shigella dysenteriae flexneri boydii sonnei Yersinia pestis Yersinia enterocolitica Gram Negative Bacilli Fermenter Vibrio Vibrio cholerae Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio vulnificus Vibrio alginolyticus Vibrio mimicus Aeromonas hydrophila Plesiomonas shigelloides Spirochetes Leptospira interrogans Borrelia Borrelia recurrentis Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Treponema pallidum subs pallidum Others Chlamydia Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydophila pneumoniae Chlamydophila psittaci Rickettsia spp akari conorii rickettsia prowazekii typh Orientia tsutsugamushi Mycobacteria tuberculosis bovis and M. bovis BCG Clostridium perfringens (Epsilon Toxin)
General Instructions:
Choose 1 bacteria/diseases and fill out the details. An example of an answered template is also provided for your reference.
Causative Agent and Disease Profile for S. aureus
- Template and Example
ITEM |
MSM |
PROFILE |
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MICROBIAL PROFILE |
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I |
MICROORGANISM/CAUSATIVE AGENT |
Staphylococcus aureus |
A |
GRAM REACTION |
(+) |
B |
OXYGEN REQUIREMENT |
Facultative Aerobes |
C |
SIZE |
1.5 µm |
D |
SHAPE |
Cocci in clusters |
E |
HABITAT |
Normal flora of skin/anterior nares/pharynx |
F |
DISCOVERY |
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G |
MICROSCOPIC IMAGE |
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II |
DISEASE PROFILE |
Scalded skin syndrome |
A |
DISEASE/S |
Skin and Wound Infections Scalded Skin Syndrome Toxic Shock Syndrome Food Poisoning Pneumonia |
B |
SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE |
A high fever · Nausea and vomiting · A rash on your palms and soles that resembles a sunburn |
C |
INCUBATION PERIOD |
2 and 4 hours (range 30 minutes to 8 hours) |
D |
MODE OF TRANSMISSION |
Contaminated object, droplets sneezing or coughing, |
E |
DIAGNOSIS |
Biochemical Test Staphylocoagulase (Coagulase) + |
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Staphylokinase (Fibrinolysin) + Protease, Hyaluronidase, Lipase + Gram +, Catalase +, Oxidase -, Cocci Cultural morphology Sheeps Blood Agar appearance: β-hemolytic-Medium to large,Pigmented yellow ɣ-hemolytic -Small to medium,Gray-white Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) appearance Growth with fermentation (yellow halos)
testing colonies for agglutination with latex particles coated with immunoglobulin G and fibrinogen which bind protein A and the clumping factor, |
F |
TREATMENT |
Antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat staph infections include certain cephalosporins such as cefazolin; nafcillin or oxacillin; vancomycin; daptomycin (Cubicin); telavancin (Vibativ); or linezolid (Zyvox). |
G |
PREVENTION |
Keep your hands clean by washing them thoroughly with soap and water. Or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with bandages until they heal. Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages
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H |
NO OF DAYS BEING SYMPTOMATIC |
4-10 days |
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I |
IMAGE OF INFECTED PATIENT |
PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES AT THE END OF THE PAPER
Medically Significant Bacteria: Causative Agent and Disease Profile
ITEM |
IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIA |
PROFILE |
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BACTERIAL PROFILE |
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I |
MICROORGANISM/CAUSATIVE AGENT |
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A |
GRAM REACTION |
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B |
OXYGEN REQUIREMENT |
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C |
SIZE |
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D |
SHAPE |
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E |
HABITAT |
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F |
DISCOVERY |
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G |
MICROSCOPIC IMAGE |
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II |
DISEASE PROFILE |
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A |
DISEASE/S |
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B |
SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE |
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C |
INCUBATION PERIOD |
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D |
MODE OF TRANSMISSION |
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E |
DIAGNOSIS |
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F |
TREATMENT |
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G |
PREVENTION |
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H |
NO OF DAYS BEING SYMPTOMATIC |
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IMAGE OF INFECTED PATIENT |
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HERE IS THE LIST OF BACTERIA YOU CAN CHOOSE, CHOOSE 1 TO WORK ON TO:
Aerobic Gram (+) Cocci
- epidermidis
- saprophyticus
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Enterococcus (E. faecalis, E. facium)
Gram Positive Bacilli
- Corynebacterium diptheriae (“Kleb-Loefflers” Bacillus)
- Corynebacterium jeikeium
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
- Arcanobacterium haemolyticum 13. Gardnerella vaginalis
- Nocardia
- Bacillus anthracis
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium perfringens
- Clostridium botulinum
Gram Negative Diplococci
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Moraxella catarrhalis
Gram Negative Bacilli or coccobacilli (Fastidious, MacConkey Negative)
- influenzae (Pfeiffer’s bacillus)
- aegyptius (Koch-Weeks bacillus) / H. influenzae bio. aegyptius
- ducreyi -Chancroid (soft chancre)
- Brucella spp.- Brucellosis or Undulant fever
- Francisella tularensis-Tularemia (ulcero-, oro-, glandular ; pneumonic)
- Legionella pneumophila-Legionnaire’s disease (febrile disease with pneumonia)
- Bordetella pertussis -Pertussis
- Brucella melitensis
- Haemophilus ducreyi
Gram Negative Bacilli (Oxidative, Mac Conkey positive)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Acinetobacter
- fluorescens
- pseudomallei
- cepacian
Gram – Bacilli (Fermentative, Mackonkey Positive. Oxidase negative) Enterobacteriaceae, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas
- shigelloides
- Klebsiella & Shigella
- Escherichia coli Uropathogenic coli
Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Enterophatogenic E. coli (EPEC)
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
Enteroadherent E. coli (EAEC)
- Klebsiella (Friedlander)
- pneumoniae subs. pneumoniae
subs. oxytoca
- Enterobacter
- aerogenes
- cloacae
- Serratia marcescens
- Citrobacter
- Procteus
Proteus vulgaris
Proteus mirabilis
- Providencia
Prov. stuartii
Prov. retgerri
- Morganella morganii
- Salmonella
Salmonella Typhi
- Paratyphi
- Chloraesuis
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
- Shigella
- dysenteriae
- flexneri
- boydii
- sonnei
- Yersinia pestis
- Yersinia enterocolitica
Gram Negative Bacilli Fermenter
- Vibrio
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio vulnificus
Vibrio alginolyticus
Vibrio mimicus
- Aeromonas hydrophila
- Plesiomonas shigelloides
Spirochetes
- Leptospira interrogans
- Borrelia
Borrelia recurrentis
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
- Treponema pallidum subs pallidum
Others
- Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Chlamydophila psittaci
- Rickettsia spp
- akari
- conorii
- rickettsia
- prowazekii
- typh
- Orientia tsutsugamushi
Mycobacteria
- tuberculosis
- bovis and M. bovis BCG
Clostridium perfringens (Epsilon Toxin)
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